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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 707041" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>this swarm might have come from one of your hives. It will contain the original queen from the hive. If there is inclement weather for a more that several days, the bees get bored and make swarm cells, in laymans terms. In truth, when all the bees are in the hive for extended periods they get that sense of "too many bees", make swarm cells and in three weeks, when they hatch, you are chasing swarms like calving cows. Especially when they leave with half of the hive.</p><p>You need to watch for after swarms. Since bees rarely make only one queen cell, but rather 2-12 cells, you might see grapefruit sized swarms for the next few days. If you have the ability and are not afraid of these bees, I would check into them and cut down all the swarm cells.</p><p>A queen from a swarm cell, has the genetic disposition to swarm, and will do so at the drop of a hat. It would be best to requeen her with a good queen eventually</p><p></p><p>Cells placed on different parts of the frames have different meanings</p><p>- bottom and very top of frames indicate swarming </p><p>-center of the frame indicates the original queen is soon to fail or they are unhappy with the queen and they re requeening themselves, known as supercedure</p><p>-multilpe cells on the center of the frame, hanging like grapes indicate emergency supercedure, the queen failed or was killed and the bees realize something is terribly wrong and well, go over board.</p><p></p><p>If this swarm came from your hives, your honey production will go down drastically cause now they are in the mode of after swarming and waiting for the virgin that is left to get mated, and lay eggs. Once this happens, they will start to rebuild the hive. From the time a queen hatches to the time she starts to lay eggs can be any where from 2-3 weeks. You also need good fly days for the queen to mate. If the weather is poor, she will not leave the hive to mate, and will be a dud. </p><p>If you have any questions, I will be happy to help, but you must realize that because we live in different continents, we will be very different in our methods. You really need a mentor, a person who works in your country, who knows what you need to do and help and guide you. Africa has a lot of honey producers both commercial and hobbists. Find one who is like minded in disease and pest management, who has many years of experience. It will be well worth the effort. Beekeeping is a rewarding business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 707041, member: 6198"] this swarm might have come from one of your hives. It will contain the original queen from the hive. If there is inclement weather for a more that several days, the bees get bored and make swarm cells, in laymans terms. In truth, when all the bees are in the hive for extended periods they get that sense of "too many bees", make swarm cells and in three weeks, when they hatch, you are chasing swarms like calving cows. Especially when they leave with half of the hive. You need to watch for after swarms. Since bees rarely make only one queen cell, but rather 2-12 cells, you might see grapefruit sized swarms for the next few days. If you have the ability and are not afraid of these bees, I would check into them and cut down all the swarm cells. A queen from a swarm cell, has the genetic disposition to swarm, and will do so at the drop of a hat. It would be best to requeen her with a good queen eventually Cells placed on different parts of the frames have different meanings - bottom and very top of frames indicate swarming -center of the frame indicates the original queen is soon to fail or they are unhappy with the queen and they re requeening themselves, known as supercedure -multilpe cells on the center of the frame, hanging like grapes indicate emergency supercedure, the queen failed or was killed and the bees realize something is terribly wrong and well, go over board. If this swarm came from your hives, your honey production will go down drastically cause now they are in the mode of after swarming and waiting for the virgin that is left to get mated, and lay eggs. Once this happens, they will start to rebuild the hive. From the time a queen hatches to the time she starts to lay eggs can be any where from 2-3 weeks. You also need good fly days for the queen to mate. If the weather is poor, she will not leave the hive to mate, and will be a dud. If you have any questions, I will be happy to help, but you must realize that because we live in different continents, we will be very different in our methods. You really need a mentor, a person who works in your country, who knows what you need to do and help and guide you. Africa has a lot of honey producers both commercial and hobbists. Find one who is like minded in disease and pest management, who has many years of experience. It will be well worth the effort. Beekeeping is a rewarding business. [/QUOTE]
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